Robotically controlled convertible display
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1. A convertible display comprising:
- a support structure;
a plurality of video display panels connected to said support structure, each video display panel having a display face, said plurality of video display panels when in a first position having their display faces positioned in a first common plane and cooperating to define a generally planar unified display;
two or more of said video display panels movably mounted to said support structure; and
at least one drive which moves said two or more video display panels from said first position to a second position in which said display faces of said two or more video display panels are in separate planes from one another, the separate planes are also offset at an angle relative to said first common plane; and
a bellows which conceals a space below each of said two or more video display panels when in said second position.
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Abstract
A convertible display includes a number of video display panels which are movable between a first position in which the panels extend in the same plane to define a unified display and a configuration in which one or more of the panels are moved into other planes which allow them to form steps. Multiple of the rotated panels may form a sequence of steps, e.g. a staircase. The convertible display may be moved via a robotic mount, whereby the position or orientation of the convertible display may be changed.
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1. A convertible display comprising:
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a support structure; a plurality of video display panels connected to said support structure, each video display panel having a display face, said plurality of video display panels when in a first position having their display faces positioned in a first common plane and cooperating to define a generally planar unified display; two or more of said video display panels movably mounted to said support structure; and at least one drive which moves said two or more video display panels from said first position to a second position in which said display faces of said two or more video display panels are in separate planes from one another, the separate planes are also offset at an angle relative to said first common plane; and a bellows which conceals a space below each of said two or more video display panels when in said second position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A convertible display configurable as a flat panel display or as a staircase, comprising:
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a support structure; a plurality of video display panels having a display face, a top edge and a bottom edge and first and second ends, said plurality of video display panels positioned adjacent to one another in a stacked relationship, and each of said video display panels are mounted via a pivoting connection to said support structure for pivoting movement around an axis extending generally along said top edge of said video display panel; and at least one drive which moves said plurality of video display panels from a first position in which said display face of each of said plurality of video display panels are located in a common plane wherein a top edge of one video display panel is positioned adjacent to a bottom edge of an adjacent display panel, whereby said plurality of video display panels form a unitary flat video display, to a second position in which each of said video display panels are pivoted about said axis so that the bottom edge of each video display panel rotates away from the top edge of the adjacent display panel and said display face of each of said plurality of video display panels are generally horizontal and form a plurality of sequential step surfaces. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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